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29-year-old housewife, Onyinyechi Akunne, who was in the news last year
after she stabbed her 35-year-old husband, Abuchi Akunne to death during
an argument at home, over lotto tickets known as “Baba Ijebu”, has
bagged a 7-years jail sentence.
The judgement was delivered at an
Ikeja High Court by Justice Josephine Oyefeso, following a plea
bargain where the initial charge of murder was changed, to a charge of
causing grievous bodily harm to which she pled guilty.
Justice Josephine Oyefeso also rejected a clause in the plea bargain agreement where it
was proposed that the housewife should serve a sentence of community service instead of a prison term.
Before
the sentence was pronounced, Akunne’s counsel, P.O. Onu, in her plea
for mercy, told the court to temper justice with mercy.
“The defendant is a first-time offender, she is a mother of a toddler which she gave birth to while in prison custody.
Her daughter is a year-and-seven months old, she still has a lot to offer to the society,” Mrs. Onu said.
The
judge ordered that the convict’s daughter after weaning her, should be
removed from the female prison and be kept in the custody of the
relations.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that during
Mrs. Akunne’s arraignment on March 6, the State Prosecutor, C.K.
Tuiyi-Carena, had told the court that the accused committed the offence
on March 28, 2015 at her residence located at No. 85, Idimu Road,
Ejigbo, a suburb of Lagos.
“On the day of the alleged
murder, Onyinyechi was preparing a meal while Abuchi was sitting on a
chair in their home looking at his “Baba Ijebu” lottery tickets. Angered
by her husband’s action, Onyinyechi scolded him for his love for
gambling and a fight ensued between them.
She took the
kitchen knife she was using to cut vegetables and stabbed her husband
fatally in the chest. The stabbing inflicted a deep cut in Abuchi’s
chest which led to excessive blood loss and his eventual death.
The
victim died before he could be taken to a hospital by Onyinyechi and
concerned neighbours,” she said. Mrs. Akunne was pregnant when the
offence was committed.
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Housewife Who Stabbed Husband To Death Over 'baba Ijebu' Bags 7 Years Jail Time
Description : 29-year-old housewife, Onyinyechi Akunne, who was in the news last year after she stabbed her 35-year-old husband, Abuchi Akunne to death...
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